Dispensing apparatus



A. WEBER, L VOORSANGER AND A. SELLER.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man APR. 26, 1921.

1,898,348. Patented Nov. 29, 1921".

tion of the STA TE S ANTON WEBER, OF OAKLAND, AND LEO N VOORSANGER ANDARTHUR SELLER, OF

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Application filed April 26,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'we, ANTON WEBER, Voonsnncnn, and ARTHUR S LLER,citizens of the United States, residing the said WEBER, at Oakland, inthe county of Alameda and State of California, and the said VOORSANGERand SELLER at the city and county of San Francisco, State of California,have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in DispensingApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a dispensing apparatus particularly designedfor the dispensing of soft drinks such as root beer, fruit syrup andthelike, without requiring. the installation of expensive fountainequipment. 7 1 I n One of the principal objects of this invention istoprovide a portable apparatus which is distinctly ornamental in itsappearance, and from which fiavored beverages are di pensed at arelatively cool temperatur Another object is to provide an apparatusformed with a cooling chamber or ice-pocket normally closed by aremovable cover carry-' inga syrup or flavor decanter, and equipped withmeans whereby the flow of syrup or flavor fromthe decanter isinterrupted on the removal of the cover from the chamber. A furtherobject is to provide a novel form of mounting for the decanter, and anefiicie'nt and simple form of detachablecoupling between the syrup orflavor conducting pipe'and the decanter, and to provide an air tightconnection between the cover and chamber.

.With. the above mentioned and other ob jects in view, theinventionconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, illustraed in the companying drawings, and set forth in theclaims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes intheform, proportion, size and minor details of construction within thescope of the claims may be resorted to without departing fromthe spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. 1

I To more fully comprehend the invention, reference is directed ,to theaccompanyingdrawings, wherein i p Flgure 1 1s a view partly in verticalsecpreferred embod ment of our 111- ventioa LnoN DISPENSING APPARATUS.

Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 29, 1921 1921. Serial No. 464,654.

- Referringmore particularly to the severai' views oi the drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts, 1indicates acontainer of the double wall type 2, andbetween the walls ofwhich is positioned an insulation-3. Within the lower portion otthechamber of the container 1 is spirally coiled a pipe 4, the lower end ofwhich connects with a pipe 5 extending from the container throughanopening 6, normally closed by an ornametal elbow '7 of a diameterlarger'than the pipe 5, and from one point or which the terininusof saidpipe extends, The terminus of the pipe 5 is adapted to be connected to afluid supply under pressure, which may be either plain or carbonatedwater, or any other suitable fluid used 111 making of what are commonlytermed soft drinks. Thechamber of the container 1 is adapted to receiveice or other medium, not shown, whlch is de- L a posited w1th1n the conof the pipe 4. vThe. vupper end oi the pipe 1 extends exteriorly coolinthrough the container wall, and is attached to a mixing valve 8 of any,suitable con- Vcating with the mining valve 8 through a controllingvalve 11' is a syrup or flavor supply pipe 12 leading from a small surnp13 disposed preferably centrally within the upper end of the coolingchamber, the sump being supported by a spider 14 carried by the upperend of the container walla, Ex

tending upwardly to a point above the peripher-y of the walls of thecontainer 1, and supported by the spider 1 1 with its lower endcommunicating with the sump 13 is a tubular lock stem or pipe 15, theupper end of which is exteriorly threaded as at 16, and theinterior ofwhich is provided with a seat 17 mounting a valve lift pin 18 disposedvertically preferably'within the center of the sump? 15. a e a I Theupper open end of the chamber of the walled cover 19, and which cover isprovided in its center with a vertically disposed pas" receptacle 1 isnormally closed by a double the cover 19 with its bead resting on a.

washer 26 which in turn rests onthe la-n ed portion 2 7 of a portedthiinble 28 resting on'the upper edge of the eateriorly threaded portionor the sleeve 22. Depending from, and threaded into the under port on ofthe:

thiinble 28 isja valve cage,29 provided with an; outlet 30 above whichis formed aseat 31, and saidcage mounts a vertically re ciprocatingvalve 32 having a port 133 in its I sidewall. A coiled compressionspring 3% connecting on the valve 32 and contactin With the under faceof the thinible 28 nor= mally maintains the loweriend ofthe valve j32 onits seat 31, and in' closed position.

lVithin an annular chamber 85 surrouncing the cage29 and formed in themember 22 is an elastic cushion washer 36 preferably of rubber, and'afriction or compression washer 37 preferably of leather. "When the cover.isjnpos t on, as in Figs. 1 and 2, thethreaded' end 16 of the lock stem15 is received within the interiorly threaded end of the lock sleeve22,and a r'otating'nioveinent oio the cover 1.9 will cause a tightinterlocking the of the respective part'siun'til such time as theperipheral flange 38 on the cover l9 ene I a es the asket 10. Duringthis ooeration s. 1: r 1 the upper end or the lock stem 15 7111' contactwiththe washer 37 and force the same in tight contact with theinernber360cm pressing the same. .,Tl1lS operatlon also causes thelii't 18 toengage-the underiface ot the valve 32 and raise the same against tensionof the compressionsprlng ea,

which permits of the flow of the flavor 'or syrup from the decanter 26into'thesurnpld, 7 It Wlll be apparent that on the 'removal of thecover'19 that the decanter is also re moved therewith, and the rotating motionImPELItSidtO the cover will raise the lock sleeve on the stern 15130 apoint perrnitting the valve 32 to en 'a 'e the seat 31 and inter- {D b irupt theconnection' between the decanter 26 and theQinterior of the lockstem, precluding the flow of syrup or flavor from the decanter when itis desired to remove the cover to re-jce the container, if desirable,theupp'er end otthe decanter QGinay be formed with an opening normallyclosed by a removable L cover89r which permits of the replenishing H ofthe syrup or flavor supply of thedecanter pas eaten withoutfldetachingthe decanter [from the We claim p l w 1 7 l. A beverage cooling anddispensing apparatus comprising a cooling chamber, a removable covertherefor provided with v a sage herethro'ugh, a decanter detachably 'edby the covers to extend upwardly therefrom disposed with its dischargecommunicating with said cover passage, said lecanter and cover removableas a'unitiroin said chamber, a valve controlled cooling pipe within thechamber anddisposed with its inner end to cooperate with said cover pssage and a portion of said pipe extending 'detachably secured to thecover and disposed with its di charge communicating-with saidcoverpassage and removable'from the charmberas a unit with the cover, avalvecony trolled cooling pipe in the chamberwith its inlet end risposed within said cover passage and its outlet endextendingexteriorlyof the chamber, and separable valve controlled couplingbetween the inlet endof the-cooling.

J the flow of fluid from the decanter is interrupted on the reinovaloffrom thecharnber'. I i

beverage cooling anddispensing apparatus, comprising cooling,chan ber,a: removable cover there or provided with a vertically through the atransparent decanter sep- 7 nd detachably secured to the cover adisposed with itsdischa-rge corninunica ng with'said cover passage andremovable from the chamber-as arurnt with the covena valve controlledcooling pipe in the chamber with its inlet end 'disposed with; in saidchamber, a two, part separable coupling between the inlet end of'thecooling pipe and discharge end of the decanter, partof said couplingcarried by the cover and removablefroni the cooler therewith on ancenter thereof,

from

axial rotation being irhparted to the cover,

e and discharge end of-the' decanter "the cover with its dischargecommunicating with said cover passage and movable as a unit with saidcover, a valve controlled cooling pipe in the chamber with its inlet enddisposed within said cover passage and its outlet end extendingexteriorly of the chamber, a separable coupling between the inlet endofthe cooling pipe and discharge end of the decanter, a valve in saidcoupling for interrupting the flow of liquid from the decanter, a valvelift within the coupling for engaging the valve to maintain the sameopen when said coupling is assembled, and a spring acting on said valveto close the same on the removal of the cover and decanter from saidcooling chamber and release of pressure by said valve lift.

5. A beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus comprising a coolingchamber, a removable cover therefor provided with a passagetherethrough, a decanter carried by the cover and disposed with itsdischarge communicating with said cover passage, said decanter and coverremovable as a unit from said chamber, a pipe within the chamber forreceiving the liquid from the decanter and conveying the same throughthe chamber, a detachable threaded coupling connection between the coverpassage and pipe, andadapted for separation on the axial rotation ofsaid cover, a packing between the peripheral edge of the cover and edgeof the chamber opening and an annular groove in the upper edge of thechamber wall for receiving said packing.

6. A beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus comprising a cylindricalcooling chamber open at its upper end, a removable cover thereforprovided with an opening extending vertically through the centerthereof, a decanter, means for detachably securing the decanter to thecover with its outlet disposed to discharge through the opening therein,a cooling pipe in the chamber disdetachably secured to the cover, athreaded member within said passage and into which said decanterdischarges, a threaded pipe extending centrally through the chamberopening for detachable connection with the threaded cover member fordetachably securing the cover on said chamber, and affording an axis ofrotation for the cover on the positioning of the same on or its removalfrom the chamber, a valve within one of said members, and means forclosing the valve on the removal of the cover from the chamber.

' 8. A beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus comprising acylindrical cooling chamber open at its upper end, a removable cover forclosing the opening, said cover provided with an opening extendedvertically through the center thereof, a decanter carried by anddetachably secured to the cover, a threaded member within said passageand into which said decanter discharges, a threaded pipe extendingcentrally through the chamber opening for detachable connection with thethreaded cover member for detachably securing the cover on said chamher,on a rotative movement being imparted to the cover, a valve within oneof said 'members, means within the other member for holding the valveopen when the cover is positioned on the chamber, and means associatedwith the valve for closing the same on the removal of the cover from thechamber. a

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

ANTON WVEBER. LEON VOORSANGEE. ARTHUR SELLER.

